Vehicle-gear.



No. 709,068. Paiented Sept. l6 F. E. WILCOX.

VEHICLE GEAR.

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No. 7.09,068. Patented Sept. 16, .1902.

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UNITED' STATES ATENT FFICE.

FRANICE. \VILCOX, OF MECIIANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO L; E. IIICKOK, OF MEOIIANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE-G EAR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 709,068, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed March 15, 1902. Serial No. 98,389. (No model.)

T all 107mm it Z/ 0011067! clip; G, a recess to receive the cylindrical Be it known that I, FRANK E. IVILCOX, a end of the lug on the king-bolt clip; H, the citizen of the United States, residing at Mehead-block plate; I, arecessin the head-block chanicsourg, in the county of Cumberland plate having a convex surface; J, the head- 55 andState ofPennsylvania,haveinvented new block; K, the lower leaves of a spring; I, and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Gears, the three-prongclip; M, the front prong; N, of which the following is a specification. i one of the rear prongs; O, the king-bolt clip; My invention relates to vehicle-gears, and P, the perforated lug of the king-bolt clip; especially to the reach and head-block plate Q, the cylindrical bearing end of the clip; R, 60 thereof and certain parts of the gear connectthe kingbolt, and S a single reach-iron.

ed therewith, the object being, first, the sim- The method of assembling and combining plification of the same,whereby manufacture the parts will be obvious upon an inspection is facilitated and cheapeued and provision of the drawings. The convex surface I of made for quick and easy repairs by the rethehead-block plate matches the concave 65 moval and substitution of a part, and, secrecess 0 in the head of the reach-iron, the

0nd, the general improvement of the gear, so head-block and leaves of the spring are disthat it will present a neat and pleasing apposed about the head-block plate,the prongs pearance supplemental to the characteristic M and N of the clip pass through the holes advantages secured by the novel features of E and F, and the four elements are firmly 7o construction. held together by the nuts upon the ends of My invention consists in certain novelties the prongs, which are located below the head of construction and combinations of parts of the reach-iron. The recesses in the head hereinafter set forth and claimed. of the reach-iron and head-block plate cause The accompanying drawings illustrate two the same to interlock, and thus prevent the 75 examples of the physical embodiment of the movement of one relative to the other.

invention constructed according to the best The second example ofthe embodiment of modes I have so far devised for the practical the invention is shown in Fig. 6, where a sinapplication of the principle. gle reach-iron only isused.

Figure l is a plan view of a double reach- From the foregoing description, taken in 80 0 iron anda head-block plate, the said plate connection with the drawings, it will be seen being shown in the position it occupies when that I have produced an improved reach-iron the parts of the gear are assembled. Fig. 2 and head-block plate and combined them with is aside view of Fig. lin elevation, also showother parts of the gear in such a manner as ing the three-pronged clip, the headblock, to fulfil all the conditions set forth as the end 85 and leaves of a spring in section and in dotand object of my invention.

ted lines a threeprong king-bolt clip. Fig. What I claim as new, and desire to secure 3 shows the end of the double reach-iron with by Letters Patent, isthe head block plate removed. Fig. 4 is a 1. The combination with the end of a reachbottom plan view of the double reach-iron. iron having holes E, E, a perforated lug F, 90 Fig. 5isabottom plan view of the head-block and a hole for a king-bolt, of a head-block plate. Fig. 6 illustrates in full lines a sinplate; a head-block; a spring; and a threegle reach-iron and in dotted lines a headpronged clip,the prongs of which pass through block plate. holes E, E and the perforated lug F; said Referring to the several figures, the letter reach-iron having adjacent its end a recess 0, 95 A designates the heads of the double and sinand said head-block plate provided with a gle reach-irons; B, the two arms of the dourecess I which matches the recess 0, whereby ble reach-iron; C, a concave recess formed the reach-iron and head-block plate interlock in the head of the reach-iron; D, a hole for and are held together by the clip. the reception of a king-bolt; E E, holes for 2. The combination with the perforated too the rear prongs of the clip; F, a perforated reach-iron, of a head-block plate; a headlug which receives the front prong of the block; a spring; a three-pronged clip L; the

said reach-iron having a hole D in the rear of the head-block and head-block plate; a king-bolt; R and a king-bolt clip 0 having perforated lug P located below the reach-iron. 5 3. The combination in a Vehicle-gear, of the reach-iron having the perforated lug F,

holes E E, hole D and recess G; a head-block; 1

spring; three-pronged clip L; and king-bolt clip 0 having lug P, and cylindrical hearing :0 Q which engages the recess G; a separate head-block plate being interposed between the head-block and recessed end of the reachll'OIl.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two, witnesses.

FRANK E. \VILCOX. 

